Dignity Isn’t a Countdown: When “Safety” Starts Feeling Like Control

“Mom… there’s also the neighborhood.”

I knew what he meant, even if he didn’t have the nerve to say it plainly.

The unspoken sentence people toss around these days like it’s common sense:

The world is worse now.

Everything is dangerous.

Nobody can be trusted.

It’s a popular belief. It’s also a lazy one.

Because the truth is, there has always been danger.continue reading …